Newspaper-wrapping machine.



PATENTEID JAN. 31, 1905.

J. L. BOYLE. NEWSPAPER WRAPPING MACHINE.

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1 UNITED STATES Patented-January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE. 7

JOHN LEE BOYLE, OF HARRISBURG, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LORENZOH. LASSELL, OF HARRISBURG, OREGON.

NEWSPAPER-WRAPPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,123, dated January31, 1905.

' Application filed August 20, 1903. Serial No. 170,217.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN LEE BOYLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, haveinvented a new and useful Newspaper-Wrapping Machine, of which thefollowa ing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in machines of that classemployed for IO wrapping newspapers, pamphlets, and other publications,and has for its principal object to provide a machine by means of whichnewspapers may be folded into small packages and inclosed in wrappersready for mailing. 5 A further object of the invention is to provide apaper-clamping device that will form acore on which both the, paper andits wrapper are wound.

A further object of the invention is to provide a core member in theform of a paperclamp on which the paper is wound, and the two areseparated longitudinally after the re leasing movement of thepaper-clamp, pressure on the jaws being relieved in order toper- 5- mitthe discharge of the paper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wrapping-machine inwhich the operation of the parts is entirely automaticandin which thewrappers are consecutively severed 3 from the roll of paper, and at theseveringpoint a suitable supply of adhesive material will be placed atthe edge of the wrapper.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangementof parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingunderstood that various changes in the 4 form, proportions, size, andminor details of the'structure may be made without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of anewspaper-wrapping machine constructed in accordance with the invention.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a development of the drumor cylinder forming the resisting or retarding surface for the windingof the paper. Fight is alon- 5 gitudinal sectional elevation of aportion of "the mechanism drawn to an enlarged scale,

the section being taken on line 1 i ofeFig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transversesectional elevation of a portion of the machine, partly on the line 5 5of Fig. 4:. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the machine looking fromthe sideopposite to that fromwhich Fig. 1 is taken. Fig. 7 is a sectionalelevation of a portion of the machine on the line 7 7 of Fig. 5. Fig. 8is asectional 9 plan view illustrating the paper-clamp and winding-corein closed position. Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the same in openposition. Fig. 10 is atransverse sectional elevation of a clamp and coreon the line 10 10 of Fig. 5

8. Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of a portion ofthe perforatingor severing means by which wrappers are cut from the roll of paper. Fig.12 is a detail view of one of the wrapper-feeding rollers which alsoserves to 7 supply mucilage or similar adhesive material to wrappers.Fig. 13 isasectional plan view of one end of the feed-roller shown inFig. 12, 1

illustrating the mechanism for operating the mucilage-applying device.Fig. 13 is acrosssectional View on theline a (00f Fig. 6, illustratingthe chute to which the wrapped papers are delivered for the purpose ofreceiving labels. Fig. 14; is a transverse sectional elevation drawn toan enlarged scale and illustrating the mechanism by which labels aresevered and applied to the wrapped papers. Fig. 15

is a view similar to Fig. 14, showing the parts in slightly-differentposition. Fig. 16 is a transverse sectional elevation of a portion of 5the mechanism on the line 16 16 of Fig. 14. Fig. 17 is a view, partly insection, illustrating a modification of the mechanism for removing thepapers from the clamp and core. Fig. 18 is a detailperspective view ofthe pa 9 per engaging and removing finger. Fig. 19

is a plan view of a portion of the mechanism for removing the wrappedpaper. Fig. 20

illustrates a modification of the label-applying mechanism. Fig. 21 isan elevation illustrating a modification of the invention in oppositedirections by means of intermeshing which the paper clamp and core isrelatively stationary and the retarding or friction surface is formed bya movable belt. Fig. 22 is a front elevation of the structureillustrated in Fig. 21. Figs. 23, 24, and 25 are diagrams illustratingdifferent steps in the process of rolling the newspaper and its wrapper.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 designates a suitable frame provided at its upper endwith a guiding-trough 2, the bottom of which is formed by an endlessbelt, said belt serving as a support for the newspapers or otherpublications to be supplied to the wrapping-machine. One of thebelt-supports at the discharge end of the trough is in the form of aroll 4, the shaft or spindle of which extends out through one side ofthe trough and is provided with a small ratchet-wheel 5. 1th thisratchet-wheel engages a pawl on an arm 6, that is pivoted to the spindleor shaft of the roller and is connected by a suitable link to a pin 7,projecting from a crank-disk 8. The crank-disk is carried by a shaft 9,adapted to suitable bearings in the supporting-frame, and on said shaftis a preliminary feeding-roller 10, against which the horizontal columnof papers is forced by the feeding devices. This roller is preferablyformed in sections separated by intervening spaces 11 to permit thepassage of fingers 12, carried by the belt, and said fingers arearranged at convenient intervals in order that the feed in the directionof the roller 10 may be positive.

Mounted above the shaft 9 is a second shaft 13, carrying afeeding-roller 14:, and the two rollers are driven at the same speed butin gears 15, carried by the shafts 9 and 13.

On revolving the roller 10 the paper with which said roller is held incontact will be elevated, and as the object is to feed the paper betweenthe two rollers 10 and 1a it becomes necessary to employ a positivemeans for insuring the passage of the paper. To accomplish this, Iemploy a pair of radial arms 16, disposed one at each end of the roller14 and mounted loosely on the spindle or shaft 13. These arms have eachan extended member 17, and said members are connected 1 by a smallroller or rod 18. The hub members of the arms 16 are provided with lugsor fingers 19, that are connected by springs 20 to fixed studs on theframe, said springs serving to return the arms to initial position aftereach operative movement.

Adjacent to the ends of the roller let are two annular trackways or cams21, carried by the fixed frame of the machine to arrange on linesconcentric with the axis of shaft 13. The greater portion of thetrackway lies close to the inner line of the frame, and each trackwayhas a raised portion, as indicated at that l extends inward in thedirection of the ends of the roller.

Mounted loosely on the shaft are two hubs or gears 23, each carryingaspring-arm it in the form of a plate having an inherent tendency tomovz away from the end of the roller. The outer end of the spring-plateis provided with guidtropenings for the reception of pins 25, a pair ofpins being carried by each of the spring-plates and each pin having anantifriction-roller 20 for engagement with tho camtracl 21. The pins ofeach pair are spaced apart for a distance sonuwvhat greater than thewidth of arm 10, and during the greater portion of the rotativo movementof the collars 2 the rollers will be held in contact with that portionof the cam-track adja cent to the inner lines of the frame. \Vhen thetwo spri1'igplates have passed slightly beyond the vertical line inwhich tln axis of shaft 153 is disposed, the rollers 2t) will come intocontact with the raised or inward-extended portion of the canrtraclc andwill force the pins inward to engage the arms to. This locks tl 5 arms1(3 to the shaft, and said arms receive a rotative movement toan extentsufficient to bring the small bar or roller to into contact with thenewspaper being raised by roller 1t) and force the upper end of thepaper between the two feed-rollers. 'lhis being accomplished, therollers itlagain descend to the outer portion of the cam-trach and thepins are moved outward to disengage arms 16, after which the. arms arerestored to initial position by the springs 20.

The mechanism thus far described constitutes a feeding device for thefolding and wrapping mechanism, and it may be. altered or adjusted inaccordance with the sizoof the article to be wrapped, so that themachine maybe employed for the wrappingof ordinary newspapers or specialeditions, magazines, pamphlets, and paper books of any size.

A portion of the frame is formed by standardsZT. that-serve as supportsfor astationary shaft carrying a stationary circular drmn 2t) of a widthsullicienti to accommmlate the articles to be wrapped, and thecircumferenw of this drum may be of such size as to permit itsemployment in connection with a number of independent feeding and wrapier-applying devices, the principal function of the drmn being to exerta retarding action on the paper in order to facilitate winding of the.same around the combined clamp and core by which the paper is carried.

At a point above the feeding-rollors and at any suitable distancetherefrom is mounted a paper-carrying roll 30, having a continuous webof wrapping-paper, from which sheets of proper size are cut preliminaryto the wrapping operation.

The frame is provided with bearings for the reception of shafts Stand35, that carry drums or rollers 36 and 37, respectively, said rollerstion of a bar 39, having a large number of teeth or needle-points, asindicated at 40 in Fig. 11. When the teeth are projected slightly beyondthe periphery of the drum. they perforate and.weaken the paper to suchan extent as to permit the separation of the wrapper from the web, orthe cutting may be made complete by the employment of a suitable knifein lieu of the teeth 40. The bar 39 is connected at'its opposite ends tolevers 41, mounted on pivot-pins 42 at the ends of the drum, and eachlever is connected to a radially-disposed pin 43, adapted to suitableguides at the ends of, the drum and normally held projected by springs44. These springs serve to hold the needles or teeth within the peripheral line of the drum until such time as the headed ends of the pins 43come into contact with lugs 45, projecting from the ends of the drum 37,this causing inward movement of the pins and a corresponding outwardmovement of the needles or teeth; The circumference of the drum is equalto the length of a single wrapper, and as the pins are forced outwardthey perforate the paper, so that it may be readily detached under thestrain exerted by the paper'wrapping or winding mechanism.

The drum 37 is hollow and contains an adhesive material, such asmucilage, a quantity of which is applied to the edge of the wrappers. Inthe periphery of the drum 37 is a longitudinally-disposed slot 47, inwhich extends the periphery of a small'roller 48, having one of itsjournals-or spindle ends extending through an opening in the end of thedrum and provided with a two-armed tappet member 50, one of said armsbeing adapted to engage a fixed cam or tappet 51, carried by the frame,and the other arm being held against a stop-pin 52 on the end of thedrum, a torsion-spring 53 serving to normally maintain the arm inengagement with such. pin. In the periphery of the roller 48 is a slot54, extending in a line parallel with the axis of the roller andnormally held within the interior of the drum in order that it may besupplied with the mucilage or other adhesive material.

At the end of each complete revolution of the 4 On the stationary shaft28 is mounted aradially-disposed arm 60,-the inner end of which issecured to a belt-wheel 61, receiving motion from any suitable source ofpower, as from an overhead counter-shaft 62, as shown in Fig. 1. The armis provided with an extension or bracket 63, and in both the arm and theextension are bearing-openings for the reception of a spindle 64, thatis free to rotate and serves as a shank or supporting member for thecombined paper-clamp and core. The spindle 64 lies parallel with thestationary shaft 28 and is disposed at a point slightly beyond theperiphery of the stationary drum.. This spindle is provided with apinion 65, engaging a rack 66, formed at one edge of the periphery ofthe drum; but said rack is not continuous, occupying approximatelyone-eighth of the peripheral line of the drum. At one end of the spindleare two paper-clamping arms 68 and 69, one arm being recessed to permitthe introduction of the other and the positive clamping of the paper ibetween them, although this will not in all cases be necessary. The armsare at times held apart by a small spring 70, placed between them at apoint near their pivotal connection with the spindle; but during thewrapping movement said arms are held in clamping position by means of aroller 71, that extends beyond the pivoting-point of the arms and isheld in engagement therewith by a coiled compression spring 73. Whenthis spring 73 is free to operate, the roller 71 by.

engaging the pivoted clamping-arms moves said arms toward each other andfirmly grips the paper. During the whole of the wrapping operation thearms are held in clamped position, being then released from the roller71 and allowed to spread slightly in order to permit the discharge'ofthe wrapped paper.

When in position to receive a newspaperor other articles to be wrapped,the clampingarms are disposed slightly below the paper and wrapperfeeding rollers, and at this time the clamp and actuating-roller 71 isengaged bya fixed cam 7 5,-arranged on the periphery of the stationarydrum and serving-to keep the roller from engagement with the arms properand allow the spring 7 O to spread said arms in position to receive apaper and its wrapper. As a guiding means and in order to insure properpositioning of the clampingarms prior to the clamping operation I employa cam'or equalizer 76 in the form of an oblong or ovate block carried bythe stationary part of the frame and serving to spread the arms and tohold the same in proper 'position.

In the operation of the mechanism as thus far described, the parts beingin the positionv shown in Fig. 4, the newspaper to be wrapped isgradually elevated from the trough, and at the proper time the bar orroller 18 comes into contact with the upper portion of the &

paper and forces the same inward between the two feeding-rollers.- Atthe same time the Wrapping-paper is being drawn from the roller 30 andmeets the forwarded newspaper at the rear of the two feeding-rollers.The newspaper and the wrapper slide down from an inclined table 77 andare guided between the two clamping-arms, the arms being held 'in properposition by means of the block 76.

As the clamping-arms move up they pass beyond the block 76, and shortlythereafter the roller 71 passes beyond the end of the cam 75. The spring78 then forces roller 71 inward and moves the arms toward each other,firmly clamping the newspaper and wrapper, and immediately thereafterthe pinion engages the segmental rack 66 and the clamp commences to turnin the direction indicated by the arrow in Figs. 23, 2 1, and 25. Duringthe turning movement of the clamp the paper is wound thereon as a core,and the winding action is assisted by reason of the contact of the paperwith the periphery of the drum, and as the winding operation continuesthe increased diameter of the roll of paper brings the paper more firmlyinto contact with the drum and increases the solidity of the roll,although the inner portion wherethe paper is held by the clamping-armswill be comparatively loose. This increased resistance, proportioned tothe diameter of the rollof paper, insures the binding of the wrapper atthe completion of the rolling operation, and .the adhesive surface ofthe wrapper is firmly pressed against an adjacent portion of the wrapperto complete the operation. The action of the wrapper-detaching and theadhesive-applying drums will be readily understood, these members movingin unison and serving one as a severing means and the other to supplythe necessary adhesive material. The wrapping operation will becompleted at the time the clamps reach asecond cam on the periphery ofthe stationary drum, and said cam by engagement with the roller 71 willcompress the spring 73 and allow the spring 70 to open the clamping-armsand to this extent release the wrapped newspaper. This releasingoperation is aided by the fact that the central portion of the paper iswrapped comparatively loose, owing to the fact that during the firstportion of the wrapping movement the newspaper and its wrapper are notheld very tightly against the periphery of the stationary drum. Theperiphery of the stationary drum also carriesa discharging-cam 81, thatengages the inner end of the roll of paper, or that end adjacent to theroller 71, and moves the roll of paper in a direction lengthwise of theclamping-arms, the roll being gradually discharged and falling into astationary chute 82 at one side of the drum 28.

The wrapped newspapers or other publications passing through the chute82 are delivered to an addressing-machine mounted on the same shaft withthe stationary drum and after being supplied with address-slips aredelivered to mail-bags or similar receptacles.

In the removal of the wrapped newspapers from the clamping-arms and coreit is obvious that mechanisms of different character may be employed,and in Figs. 17, 18, and 19 is illustrated a modified construction, inwhich the clamping-arms at the completion of the wrapping operation passbetween a pair of forked arms 90, carried by a rod 91, the outer end ofwhich is held by a sleeve 93, carried by a bracket 94: at one side ofthe stationary drum. On the stationary shaft 28 is mounted a collar 95,having a cam-groove 96, and this collar is secured to a belt-wheel 97 orother actuating member receiving motion from any suitable source ofpower. The cam actuates the lower end of the lever 98, pivoted on a stud99, carried by bracket 91, and the upper end of the lever is slotted andbifurcated to engage pins 100 on the rod 91. In the operation of thismechanism the clamping-arms enter the forked arms 90, the arms beingdisposed between the end of the roll of paper and the ad ace1'1t roller71. The cam-groove then operates on lever 98, and the paper is pulleddireetly from the clamping-arms, so that by the time the clamping-armsreach the point of bifurcation of arms 90 the arms 90 will be beyond theperiphery of the roller and the clamping-arms will be free to continuetheir rotative movement.

It is obvious that the operation of the mechanism maybe reversed if thespindle (34K is held relatively stationary while the drum 29 revolvesand brings its rack into engagement with the spindle-carried pinion 65and the two cams into contact with the roller 71. A further modificationon this line is illustrated in Figs. 21 and 22, wherein the spindle (34is mounted in a fixed portion of the frame, (indicated at 101,) and thedrum is replaced by an endless belt 28, formed of a plurality of hingedplates that carry the rack 66 and the cams for actuating theclamping-arms. On the shaft 105, arranged concentric with the stationaryshaft 28, is mounted a drum 100, the lower portion of which is partlyencircled by the chute 82, and the lower portion of said chuteterminates in a pair of discharge-spoilts 107, a suitable valve beingarranged as indicated at 108 in order to direct the wrapped paper to themail-bags or other receptacles, and this discharge-spout and its valvepermit a continuous operation of the machine in that it permits theremoval of a filled bag and the substitution of an empty bag under onespout while the wrapped papers are passing through the second spout intoanother bag. The periphery of this drum 106 is provided withradially-projecting teeth 109, that pass into the chute 82 and are soarranged that each shall come into contact with one of the wrappedBetween adjacent sets of pins newspapers.

are slots 110, arranged parallel with the axis of the drum and adaptedfor'the reception of severing-knives 111, each of said knives havingaflange 112, that normally lies in the plane of the periphery of thedrum. The knives are carried by arms 113, mounted on pivotpins 114, andaround each pivot-pin is passed a torsion-spring 115, engaging one ofthe arms 113. During a portion of the travel of the arms 113 and knives110 around the periphery of the drum the arms and knives will be held inthe position indicated in Fig. 14, and at the bottom of the drum saidarms and knives will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 15 and willbe held in that position until they again reach the top of the drum. thestationary drum is a semicircular cam and bracket 116, adapted to beengaged by rollers 117 on the outer ends of arms 113, and this cam andbracket serve consecutively to move the arms from the position shown inFig. 14 to that shown in Fig. 15.

The addresses of the subscribers or other persons to whom the wrappedarticles are to be mailed are printed on a continuous web, as

m, Fig. 6, and this web is delivered to the per riphery of the drum, sothatit shall pass under the open knives, and when the arms 113 havepassed beyond the influence of the cam-track 116 the springs 115 willdepress said arms and the knives will be brought into engagement withthe webs and sever therefrom a single address-label that will be held tothe periphery of the drum by the flange 112 of the knife. Shortly afterthe severing operation the address-labels are brought into contact withadhesive carrying-bars 118, carriedby a plurality ofarms 119, projectingfrom a sleeve 120 on a shaft or spindle 121, that may be rotated in anysuitable manner. 7 These adhesive carrying-bars are provided with stripsof absorbent material and receive'a quantity of paste or mucilage to beapplied to the successive wrappers with the exception of that portion ofthe edge of'the wrapper held by the flange112, the absence of adhesivefrom this small portion of the label being unimportant in so far as thesecurement of the label is concerned. After reaching the lower portionof the drum and chute, the rollers 117 are connected by the cam-track116 and are moved outward away from the wrapped paper, and the latter,with its label attached, falls to the delivery-spout at the bottom ofthe chute.

In some cases the address-labels may be applied to wrapped newspaperswhile the latter are still in engagement with the periphery of the drum29. To accomplish this, the drum is provided with a slot 120,immediately above which is a stationary spring 121, serving normally topress the wrapped newspaper in the direction of the slot.

On the shaft 28, which in this case would be revoluble, is secured agear 123, with which meshes a pinion 124 on a transverse shaft car-Secured to rying a cam or eccentric 125. This cam engages the inner endof a rod 126, having suitable guides 127 in the stationary drum, and atthe outer end of said rod is a'presser-block 128 and a cutting-knife129, thatcoacts with one wall of the slot or opening 120 to form acutter for the address-slip w. The addressslip is guidedover a suitableplate 130 from a supply-roller 131 and passes between a pair of rollers133, one of which is provided with a covering of absorbent material thatis supplied with mucilage or other adhesive, a roller 134 partlyimmersed in adhesive material contained within a vessel 135. The stripis fed intermittently across the top of the presserblock by a toothedroller 136,and the parts are so timed that when a wrapped newspaperarrivesopposite the slot or opening 120 the presser-block will be forcedupwardand will sever an address-slip from the strip 00 and force thesame into engagement with the wrapped newspaper before the latter isdischarged from the clamping-fingers.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a wrappingmachine, a stationary drum havinga stationary cam, the periphery of thedrum forming a retarding-surface, and a winding-core movable around itsown axis and in an orbital path around said drum, the article carried bythe core being moved into contact with the cam to effect its dischargefrom said core.

2. In a wrapping machine, a stationary drum theperiphery of which formsa retarding-surface, a winding-core having orbital movement around thedrum, means for rotating the core on its own axis, and means associatedwith the drum for engaging the wound article and removing it from thecore.

3. In a wrappingmachine, a stationary drum the periphery of which formsa retarding-surface, a clamp movable in an orbital path around the drum,means carried by the drum for controlling opening and closing movementof the clamp, and means associated with'the drum for removing the woundarticles from said clamp.

4. In a wrapping-machine, a stationary curved retarding-surface, a clampmovable in a plane parallel with the plane of the curved surface, andrevoluble about its own axis, and a stationary cam for engaging thewrapped article and moving the same'in a longitudinal direction from theclamp.

5. In a wrapping-machine, a paper-clamp comprising a pair of arms, meansfor clamping said arms on the paper, means for rotating the clamp toefiect the winding of an article and its wrapper thereon, a stationarydrum forming a retarding-surface, means for traveling the clamp in anorbital path around said drum, and means for separating the woundarticle and its wrapper from the clamp. 6. In a paper-wrapping machine,a clamp drum and movable to clamping and releasing positions by saidcams, means for feeding paper to the clamps, means for feeding separateWrappers to said clamps, means for revolving the clamps to effect thewinding of the paper, and a cam carried by the stationary drum forengaging the paper and forcing the same in an endwise direction fromsaid clamps.

8. In a paper-Wrapping machine, a Wrapperforming means comprising a pairof rollers for engaging a Web of paper, a severing-knife carried by oneof the rollers, and an adhesiveapplying mechanism arranged inside thesec- 0nd roller, said roller having a slot to permit passage of theadhesive from the interior of the roller to the Wrapper.

9. In a paper-Wrapping machine, a pair of Wrapper-forming rollers forengaging a Web of paper a severing-knife carried by one roller andnormally lying Within the peripheral line thereof, and radially-disymsedpins having operative connection With the knife and adapted to beengaged by the periphery of the second roller at the completion of eachrotative in ovoment of said rollers.

10. In a paper-Wrapping machine, Wrapperforming means including a pairof rollers for engaging With a Web of paper, a severingknife carried byone of the rollers and fitting Within a radial slot in said roller, apair of pivotally-mounted levers connected at one end to the knife, pinsconnected to the opposite ends of said levers, and springs forprojecting the outer ends of said pins beyond the pe riphery of theroller.

11. In a paper-Wrapping machine, wrapperforming means including a pairof rollers for engaging a Web of paper, a bar carried by one of saidrollers and movable radially thereot', adhesive-carrying devices securedto said bar. pivoted levers connected at one end to the bar, pinsconnected with the opposite ends of said levers, and springs forprojecting the outer ends of said pins beyond the periphery of theroller.

12. In a paper-wrapping machine, a clamping device including spindle,bearings therefor, a pair of pivoted clamping-arms disposed at one endof the spindle, a spring-pressed roller movable longitiulinally of thespindle and adapted to pass beyond the pivotal point of the arm therebyto close said arms, and a spring for moving said arms to open positionwhen released.

13. In a paper-\vrapping machine, a clamping device including a spindle,spindle-slip porting bearings, means for revolving the spindle, a pairof clamping-arms pivoted to one end of the spindle, a roller carried bythe spindle, a spring tending normally to move the roller beyond thepivot-point ol' the arms thereby to close said arms, a secondarv springfor opening the arms, a stationary drum having a mutilated rack forengaging the pinion, and cams carried by said drum for engaging theroller.

l t. in mechanism of the class described, a wrapping device, adischarge-chitte leading therefron'l, a revoluble drum,:uldress-applying devices carried by said drum. and feeding and spacinglingers or pins projecting from the drum in said chute.

15. in a mechanism of the class described, a Wrapping device, adischarge-ehute leading therefrom, a revoluble drum having feeding andspacing members extending into said chute, and address-applying devicescarried by said drum.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1. have hereto allixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN lilll l BOYLE. Witnesses L. (l. Lassntn, R. B. LASSIGLL.

